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Ethical leadership and corporate responsibility in modern business

Recent waves of corporate scandals have eroded the trust and goodwill of employees, investors and the public. Increased connectivity now makes it possible to easily distribute or access sensitive company data, allowing for greater transparency than ever before.

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Ethical leadership and corporate accountability in American business

There is substantial evidence of a lack of ethical behavior in the business world and if the buck stops at the top of a company, then the business leaders of the U.S.

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Ethical violations and exploitation in Walmart's business practices

Wal-Mart is one of the nation's largest and most profitable retail business organizations, largely as a result of its ability to provide consumer goods at such a low price that they can not be matched by competitors.

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The relationship between ethical behavior and business performance

The article has a rather broad set of stakeholders. The first of these is the general business community -- this includes all managers and decision-makers within business.

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Reflecting on an Ethical Dilemma Using Giving Voice to Values

A personal reflection on a business ethics dilemma during COVID-19, analyzed through Gentile's Giving Voice to Values framework and Kolb's Learning Cycle.

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Corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability in global business

Abstract/Introduction -- No one can argue that the international business community is becoming more and more complex as a result of globalism.

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Military ethics and confidentiality in the global context

As globalism becomes more of a reality, and as various developing countries increase the amount of interaction they do with developed countries, many cultural issues arise.

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Ethical tensions in for-profit social enterprise business models

Conventional business wisdom suggests that the sole responsibility of a for-profit firm is to make a profit.

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Virtue ethics and confidentiality in nursing practice

The virtuous nurse must have beliefs that can be shared and learned by those around the nurse, and there are six dimensions to Audi's approach: a) in the field of work, virtue ethics emphasizes "how one reaches it"; b) the target for virtue ethics in nursing is the "well-being" of others; c) the…

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Normative ethical theories and honesty in modern business

Three normative ethical theories were developed in Western capitalist societies in guiding the ethical conduct of business (Fort, 2014). The stockholder theory considers the maximizing of profits as the sole objective of business and above all considerations.

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